Special education was created after several landmark court cases arguing the right of education for all handicapped children. On November 19, 1975, Congress enacted Public Law 94-142, also known as The Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Prior to this Act, parents were informing the public information about children with disabilities. During that time, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was also bring other rights to children with disabilities. It establishes a right to public education for all children regardless of their disabilities. As for IDEA, it requires schools to provide individualized education for children with qualifying disabilities. Advocacy and legislation are to be credited with the passage of laws
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As it has been stated, labeling theory is the theory of how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them. Sometime having a label can be negative. Throughout the education system, a child who has a label have treated differently than a child without a label. Stigma describes prejudicial attitudes toward and negative treatment of people with characteristics deemed dangerous, undesirable, or unworthy (Major and O’Brien 2005; Thornicroft et al. 2007, p. 463). Unfortunately in special education program having a label entitle a student to have the support and the accommodations needed to be …show more content…
Many children have been referred to special education because of inappropriate behaviors. It is a behavior rating scale that have various challenging behaviors questions. Rosenberg,M.S., Westling, D.L., McLeskey, J. (2008) state, after rating each behavior, the evaluator can then calculate summary scores; and because the scales are norm-referenced, the scores for the child can be used to determine his or her behavioral status compared to others.
Conclusion
Labeling students for special education serves multiple purposes that have direct and indirect benefits as well as risks. Even though it might seems agreeable to most individual, yet it is the most effective way to place students into special education. When students have been labeled, the education system can then appropriately service them. Once label, the steps are useful and fairness. Label or not to label, the stigma within the education system is there to stay. Labeling brings awareness to the school and the
As it has been stated, labeling theory is the theory of how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them. Sometime having a label can be negative. Throughout the education system, a child who has a label have treated differently than a child without a label. Stigma describes prejudicial attitudes toward and negative treatment of people with characteristics deemed dangerous, undesirable, or unworthy (Major and O’Brien 2005; Thornicroft et al. 2007, p. 463). Unfortunately in special education program having a label entitle a student to have the support and the accommodations needed to be …show more content…
Many children have been referred to special education because of inappropriate behaviors. It is a behavior rating scale that have various challenging behaviors questions. Rosenberg,M.S., Westling, D.L., McLeskey, J. (2008) state, after rating each behavior, the evaluator can then calculate summary scores; and because the scales are norm-referenced, the scores for the child can be used to determine his or her behavioral status compared to others.
Conclusion
Labeling students for special education serves multiple purposes that have direct and indirect benefits as well as risks. Even though it might seems agreeable to most individual, yet it is the most effective way to place students into special education. When students have been labeled, the education system can then appropriately service them. Once label, the steps are useful and fairness. Label or not to label, the stigma within the education system is there to stay. Labeling brings awareness to the school and the